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Nedarim 49 - December 13, 19 Kislev Dec 13, 2022

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Today's daf is dedicated to the refuah shleima of Avraham Pinchas ben Yaffa.

If someone vowed not to eat 'cooked' foods, what is included? What about a 'cooked dish'? What does it depend on? Abaye states that everything cooked and eaten with bread was called a 'cooked dish'. A braita is brought to strengthen his words and there it appears that it was recommended to sick people to eat cooked gourd. The Gemara tells a story about Rabbi Yirmia when he was sick where it is written that gourd is very unhealthy for one who is sick. The Gemara brings three possible resolutions. The Babylonians had different eating customs and would eat thick porridge with bread. From there, the Gemara delves into all kinds of eating customs - such as should you eat porridge with your fingers? There is a conversation between two rabbis who ate from the same bowl - one with his fingers and the other with a fork and each was angry with the other. There are three stories with Rabbi Yehuda that someone (a rabbi, Roman matron, and a heretic) asked him why his face is red and healthy - each asking in a different manner. To each one he answered something different. Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Shimon carried things to the Beit Midrash to sit on them and said "Great is labor that honors the one who labors." Rabbi Yehuda had one cloak that both he and his wife shared.

Nedarim 48 - December 12, 18 Kislev Dec 12, 2022

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Today's daf is sponsored by Deborah Schabes in memory of her mother's yahrzeit, Judith Schoenfeld Schabes. Today's daf is sponsored by Ilana Friedman in memory of Yosef Eliezer Ben Chaim whose shloshim recently passed. "He was a devoted Torah scholar and my best friend's father – someone dear to my heart." If one is forbidden to benefit from another, they can benefit from public spaces that were made ownerless, but not from ones that are owned by the people in the city. What can be done to rectify this situation? If one cannot benefit from another but needs food, the other person can give the food as a gift to someone else, and then the one who is vowed not to benefit can take the food from them. However, a story is told of a son whose father couldn't benefit from him and the son was marrying off his own son and wanted the father to attend the wedding. He gifted his meal and courtyard to someone else and said that he was doing it in order to allow his father to eat. The person he gave it to did not like being used in order to allow them to go against their vow and therefore sanctified it all to the Temple. After this, the rabbis said that if one gives a gift in a limited manner that the other will not be able to sanctify it if they want, then it is not a valid gift. The Gemara brings a story of a father who vowed that his son not benefit from him, but then wanted to give his property to his son in order to give it to his grandson in the event that the grandson becomes a Torah scholar. Is this possible? In Pumbedita they ruled that it didn't work and Rav Nachman ruled that it did. Rav Ashi and Rava raised difficulties for Rav Nachman. He answered Rava's question with two possible answers.

Nedarim 48 - December 12, 18 Kislev Dec 12, 2022

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Nedarim 48 - December 12, 18 Kislev Dec 12, 2022

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Nedarim 47 - December 11, 17 Kislev Dec 11, 2022

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This week's learning is sponsored by Robert and Paula Cohen in memory of Robert's father, my grandfather, Joseph Cohen, Yosef ben Moshe HaCohen, z"l. Today's daf is sponsored by Racheli Mendelson in loving memory of her mother, Shoshana bat Shraga Fivel and Rivkah. Someone can forbid someone else's item to themselves even after the item no longer belongs to the other (they die or sell it). But if someone forbids an item of their own to someone else, will it continue to be forbidden even after the one who forbade dies or sells the item to someone else? Rava proves from a braita that it will continue to be forbidden. If one uses the language of "konam these fruit to my mouth" or similar language, not only are the fruits forbidden but also items they are traded for or anything that grows from them. If someone says "konam these fruits to your mouth" (forbidding to someone else), are items they are traded for also forbidden? Do we say that since one can forbid another's property to oneself, one can also forbid an item that is not yet in existence (the traded item) to oneself, but not to another? Or do we say that since items that grow from them would be forbidden, then also traded items would be forbidden as well? They try to answer the question from two different sources that show that one can benefit from a traded item. However, both answers are rejected as perhaps the ab initio law is that one cannot benefit but the sources reflect cases where it was already done.

Nedarim 46 - Shabbat December 10, 16 Kislev Dec 09, 2022

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Today's daf is sponsored by Debbie Engelen-Eigles in memory of her father Hank Eigles, Henach ben Mendel z"l, to mark the end of his shloshim. May his neshama have an aliyah.

If two people share a courtyard, what are all the rules regarding the use of the courtyard when one is forbidden to benefit from the other or when each is forbidden to benefit from the other? The rabbis disagree with Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov in all the cases. Is there a difference if they forbade themselves through a vow or they were forbidden by a vow that the other person made? Is the debate in the Mishna regarding a courtyard that can be split or one that cannot be split? If one rented the space out to someone else, can the person who is forbidden to benefit from the owner be allowed to use the rented space? On what does it depend?

Nedarim 45 - December 9, 15 Kislev Dec 09, 2022

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Study Guide Nedarim 44-45a Today's daf is sponsored by Martin Gaynor in loving memory of Elaine Gaynor on her first yahrzeit. Today's daf is sponsored by Dr. Bill and Malka Abraham in honor of the engagement of their daughter Alison, Chana Rivka Bracha to Aviv.

After another braita is brought to raise a difficulty against Reish Lakish's explanation of the other braita regarding hefker, that it was entirely Rabbi Yosi's opinion, the Gemara brings a second resolution in which they distinguish between hefker that is done in front of two people and hefker that is done in front of three. To strengthen the resolution, they bring Rabbi Yochanan's words, who quoted from Rabbi Shimon ben Yehotzedek, who said that hefker made in front of two people is not hefker. Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi disagrees and believes that the hefker even in front of one is hefker by Torah law, and only by rabbinic law, it must be done in front of three so that one will take the item and two can testify about that. If two people are forbidden to benefit from each other, and they live in the common yard, are they allowed to go into the courtyard? The rabbis and Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya'akov disagree on this matter.

Nedarim 44 - December 8, 14 Kislev Dec 08, 2022

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Study Guide Nedarim 44

Today's daf is sponsored by Elisa Hartstein in loving memory of her mom, Betty Minsk z"l (Batsheva Rut bat Shalom v'Fayge) on her third yahrzeit.

The Gemara brings in a braita that discusses the laws of hefker, rendering an item ownerless. The first part of the braita seems to fit with the rabbi's opinion in our Mishna and the second part with Rabbi Yosi, as understood by Rabbi Yohanan. Ulla explains both parts according to the rabbis and Reish Lakish explains both parts according to Rabbi Yosi. The Gemara still has a hard time understanding why in the first part of the braita they said that it doesn't become ownerless in the first three days. Raba explains that this is due to those who abused the law and used it to exempt themselves from paying tithes. The Gemara raises a difficulty about this as well and resolves it. The Gemara brings another difficulty on Reish Lakish from another barita where it is written that the hefker comes into effect immediately and not three days later. How can this be explained according to the Ulla and according to the Reish Lakish?

Nedarim 43 - December 7, 13 Kislev Dec 07, 2022

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Today's daf is sponsored by Rochie Sommer in celebration of her 2-year anniversary starting daf yomi, "With tremendous thanks to my inspirations, my mom, Meryl Sasnowitz, and our wonderful Rabbanit Michelle." Why is it forbidden to not only borrow from but also to lend to someone one is forbidden by a vow to benefit from? If one won't lend one's cow to the other and the other vows never to use that cow to plow their field, is it only forbidden for the one who vowed, but others can do it for them? On what does it depend? The Mishna describes a number of different situations where one wants to help another in need when the needy one is forbidden by a vow to benefit from the other - in what way is one able to help in an indirect manner? In the last situation in the Mishna, two people are walking and one is in need of food. The other can put his food down, render it ownerless and the other can then take it. Rabbi Yosi disagrees and doesn't allow that. Rabbi Yochanan explains the basis for Rabbi Yosi's opinion - items that are rendered ownerless, only leave the possession of the owner when someone else picks them up, as with a gift. Rabbi Abba raises a difficulty with this, base don a braita, but he himself resolves the difficulty. Rava raises another difficulty and therefore explains Rabbi Yosi's opinion differently. He understands that the reason is due to an ordinance that rabbis instituted after a case that happened in Beit Horon that is discussed in a Mishna in Nedarim 48a. If one declares items ownerless, then can retract their declaration up to three days.

Nedarim 42 - December 6, 12 Kislev Dec 06, 2022

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Study Guide Nedarim 42

This week's learning is sponsored by the Mondrow family in memory of Irving "poppy" Mauskopf, Yechezkel ben Rachel and Avraham. "A man who had complete faith in Hashem. He exemplified the quote: "Who is rich? One who is content with his lot. May his neshama had an Aliyah." Today's daf is sponsored by David and Mitzi Geffen in loving memory of Mitzi's father, Jack Lock, of Harrisburg PA, who passed away two years ago. "He was so proud that all 4 of his children made Aliyah to Israel, and that his "tribe" grew during his lifetime to nearly 100 family members, spanning 3 generations all in Israel. He was a generous and loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle and brother who is sorely missed." Today's daf is sponsored by Alex Lipton in honor of his father, Richie. "Happy Hebrew birthday! Wishing you a great year ahead!" If one vowed to not benefit from another, one cannot go into the other's field and pick fruits. But if the vow was during the sabbatical (shmita) year, one still cannot go in the field but one can pick fruits that are hanging outside the field. If the wording of the vow included only food, then one can go into the field. Statements of Rav and Shmuel and Rabbi Yochanan and Reish Lakish are quoted, regarding a particular issue in our Mishna. If the vow was made before the shmita year, and then the shmita year starts, since the fruits then become ownerless, are they still forbidden or are they no longer considered included in the vow? Initially, the Gemara thinks that the two groups of rabbis disagree with each other about whether or not one can forbid something now even when it is (at a later point) no longer in their domain. However, this does not take into account that each group of rabbis spoke about different language used - one had said "this property" and the other "my property." A further difficulty is raised but is resolved. A different way of understanding the debate is suggested but also rejected. Eventually, they explain that there is no debate at all - each group of rabbis was referring to a different case, and, in fact, they all agree! If one's field also becomes ownerless in the shmita year so that people can come into their field to collect fruits, why is one who is forbidden to benefit not permitted to come into the field to collect the fruits? Two possible answers are brought. If one vowed to not benefit from another, one cannot lend the other items, lend money or sell to them, neither can one borrow from the other items or money or buy from them.

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